Homicide Investigation & Crime Scene Management
Lincoln, NE · Nov 17–19, 2026 · 19 hours · $395.00
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Description
Inside the Tape has a unique approach to homicide investigation management through identifying frameworks, models and implementing the scientific method as an application to management and developing proper protocol that can be used in any death investigation.
COURSE TOPICS ARE TO INCLUDE:
* Identify the neutral baseline that defines a homicide investigation from discovery to successful prosecution to include phases, stages and responsibilities.
* Developing models to manage the defined baseline based on agency size, resources and structure.
* List and describe the various forensic applications in death investigation from the scene to the lab setting.
* Structuring a computer case management system to classify and track unsolved homicides from cold cases to inactive homicides. Tracking from specific category to a point value system of solvability.
* Illustrate the scientific method as an application to management including parallels to independent and dependent variables through various stages of the investigation.
* Demonstrate how to draft protocol for suicide, equivocal & infant death from specific stages in the active phase baseline.
* Primary vs. Secondary crime scenes and indications of comfort zones.
* Illustrate victim & suspect association when victim risk assessment and method of operation are consistent.
* Review Locard’s Principle of Transfer and its application during the active phase evaluation.
* Discuss suicide & equivocal death investigation to include elements, demographics & victim risk assessment.
* Define and show examples of signature, M.O. and motive through case review.
* DNA review to cover genetic genealogy, phenotyping familial searching, M-Vac, Bardole and Soaking Sonication.
* Key association indicators between suspect and victim. (Victimology assessment and behavioral analysis).
* VICAP review and its application in unsolved violent crimes.
* Rules of evidence and terminology.
* Victim Identification (Presumptive vs. Positive)
* Recognizing time of death, cause of death and injury patterns.
* Unresolved homicide investigation to include identifying causal factors and strategies.
* SIDS and infant homicide & death investigation.
COURSE TOPICS ARE TO INCLUDE:
* Identify the neutral baseline that defines a homicide investigation from discovery to successful prosecution to include phases, stages and responsibilities.
* Developing models to manage the defined baseline based on agency size, resources and structure.
* List and describe the various forensic applications in death investigation from the scene to the lab setting.
* Structuring a computer case management system to classify and track unsolved homicides from cold cases to inactive homicides. Tracking from specific category to a point value system of solvability.
* Illustrate the scientific method as an application to management including parallels to independent and dependent variables through various stages of the investigation.
* Demonstrate how to draft protocol for suicide, equivocal & infant death from specific stages in the active phase baseline.
* Primary vs. Secondary crime scenes and indications of comfort zones.
* Illustrate victim & suspect association when victim risk assessment and method of operation are consistent.
* Review Locard’s Principle of Transfer and its application during the active phase evaluation.
* Discuss suicide & equivocal death investigation to include elements, demographics & victim risk assessment.
* Define and show examples of signature, M.O. and motive through case review.
* DNA review to cover genetic genealogy, phenotyping familial searching, M-Vac, Bardole and Soaking Sonication.
* Key association indicators between suspect and victim. (Victimology assessment and behavioral analysis).
* VICAP review and its application in unsolved violent crimes.
* Rules of evidence and terminology.
* Victim Identification (Presumptive vs. Positive)
* Recognizing time of death, cause of death and injury patterns.
* Unresolved homicide investigation to include identifying causal factors and strategies.
* SIDS and infant homicide & death investigation.
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